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Rap Bua, lotus reveiving festival - Thailand
Rap Bua, lotus reveiving festival
Information about Rap Bua, lotus reveiving festival
The Rap Bua Festival or Yon Bua Festival is a tradition inherited by the people of Bang Phli district in Samut Prakan, near Bangkok. It is held annually on the 13th day of the waxing moon of the 11th lunar month .The ceremony is held early the next morning.For this Buddhist festival, believers come to pick lotus flowers and offer them to a Buddha image held on on baot on the canal. This tradition has become "Rap Bua" (lotus reception) Festival.
It is also an opportunity to discover Bang Phli floating market, to taste local food and buy OTOP products.
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Location : Samut Prakan
Bang Phli district office - Tel: 02 337 3489
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The best festivals in Thailand
With a lot of traditions, festivals in Thailand are numerous and some are worldwide famous. Loy Krathong sometimes also called the Festival of Lights is held in November and was elected second best festival in the world. It must be said that this is the most photogenic festival in Thailand.
Public holidays in Thailand
The main events of the Buddhist calendar but also the anniversaries of the King and Queen of Thailand and other days related to the History of the country are holidays in Thailand. If banks and administrations are generally closed those days, transport, shops and restaurants operate normally.
